Food Bill Passes Into Law

Nikki Kaye said the bill had been ten years in the making and would reduce compliance costs while ensuring greater food safety. It put in place a risk based system.

The original bill went through a major rewrite and was sent back to select committee after a backlash from many people who said it was over prescriptive and excessive.

Labour’s Damien O’Connor agreed the bill has been through a lengthy gestation, but the law was vital to New Zealand’s food production which drove the economy. A risk based system could work, but it was vital it was properly regulated and monitored.

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